Community calendar for Feb. 7, 2013

ALBANY -- A competitive Civil Service exam for the position of Correction Officer Trainee, both English- and Spanish-speaking, will be given statewide on April 13.

The starting annual salary for a Correction Officer is $39,014. Upon successful completion of the eight-week training program and a one-year probationary period, the annual salary increases to $46,990.

Pay differentials exist where applicable. Officers also receive a health insurance program, benefits package and retirement program. There are multiple promotional opportunities within the Department as well.

LATHAM -- The Capital District branch of Upstate NY Call To Action, an independent Catholic Reform Organization, will host a talk by Rev. Roy Bourgeois, recently banned from the priesthood by the Vatican for his support of women's ordination, at 2 p.m. Feb. 17 at Carondelet Hospitality Center, Latham.